Ricks Road

Ricks Road is the third album by Scottish rock band Texas. The album was released on 1 November 1993 by Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 18 in the UK and spent two weeks on the UK Albums Chart.^[1] It was certified Silver (for 60,000 copies sold) by the British Phonographic Industry in October 1997. In Australia, the album peaked at number 96 on the ARIA Albums Chart.^[2]

The album included three UK Top 40 singles; "So Called Friend" (#30), "You Owe It All to Me" (#39), and "So in Love with You" (#28).

Track listing

All songs written by Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri except as indicated.

US/Canadian release

1. "So Called Friend"
2. "Fade Away"
3. "Listen to Me"
4. "You Owe It All to Me"
5. "Beautiful Angel"
6. "So in Love with You"
7. "You've Got to Live a Little"
8. "I Want to Go to Heaven"
9. "Hear Me Now"
10. "Fearing These Days"
11. "Tired of Being Alone" (Al Green)
12. "Winters End"

Personnel

Texas

• Sharleen Spiteri – vocals, guitar
• Ally McErlaine – guitar
• Johnny McElhone – bass
• Eddie Campbell – piano, Wurlitzer, B3 organ, backing vocals
• Richard Hynd – drums, percussion

Other personnel

• Assistant engineers – Chris Laidlan, Matt Westfield, Pete Lewis
• Engineering and mixing – Ed Thacker
• Mastering – Bob Ludwig
• Producer – Paul Fox
• String arrangements – Campbell, Jimmy Z, McElhone, Fox

Charts

References

1. ^ "Texas". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
3. ^ p. 277.
4. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st ed. Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.